World Bank2013-03-112013-03-112010-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12614Many countries are using innovation funds in the agricultural sector to support innovators and their links to public institutions, private entrepreneurs, and other actors, such as groups of rural producers. These funds create platforms for innovative activity by providing incentives for quality and collaboration. This report synthesizes experience with the two main innovation funds that the World Bank has used to fund agricultural innovation, competitive research grants and matching grants, and offers lessons and guidelines for designing and implementing them. Although the report draws extensively on experience with World Bank investments, the lessons are relevant in other contexts. The practical aspects of designing and implementing successful grant schemes are emphasized throughout.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONADAPTIVE R&DADAPTIVE RESEARCHADVANCED RESEARCHAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGEAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMSAGRICULTURAL MARKETSAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PROBLEMSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL R&DAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FUNDAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTSAGRICULTURAL SCIENCESAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIESAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIESAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE RESEARCHAGRICULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMAPPLIED RESEARCHAUDITSBIOTECHNOLOGYBLOCK GRANTSBREEDINGBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS PARTNERSHIPSBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESS SERVICESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATE CHANGECOLLABORATIONCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMODITIESCOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURECOMPETITIVE GRANTSCOMPETITIVE RESEARCHCROPCROPSDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION-MAKINGDISCIPLINESDISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGEECONOMICSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSENGINEERSEQUIPMENTEXPENDITURESEXTENSIONEXTENSION AGENTSEXTENSION PROGRAMSEXTENSION SERVICESEXTERNALITIESFACULTY MEMBERSFAOFARMERSFARMINGFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISHFISH PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTIONFORMULA FUNDINGFUNDING MECHANISMSGRANT PROGRAMSHIGH-VALUE PRODUCTSHONEYHONEY BEEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESIDBINCOMESINFORMATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIONSINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERACTIVE LEARNINGINTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHIRRIGATIONLABORATORIESLEARNINGLITERATUREMARKETINGNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMSNATIONAL RESEARCHNATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEMNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL SCIENCESNEW TECHNOLOGIESNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPEER REVIEWPLURALISMPOST-GRADUATE STUDENTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPPPSPRIORITY SETTINGPRIVATE SECTORR&DREGIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHRESEARCH AGENDASRESEARCH CAPACITYRESEARCH CONTRACTSRESEARCH COOPERATIONRESEARCH FINDINGSRESEARCH FUNDINGRESEARCH GRANTSRESEARCH INSTITUTESRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESEARCH PARTNERSHIPSRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESEARCH UNIVERSITIESRESEARCHERSRURAL DEVELOPMENTSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSCIENTIFIC SKILLSSCIENTISTSSKILLS TRAININGSTUDENT STIPENDSSUPPLY CHAINSSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL EXPERTSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTHIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERSTRAINING PROGRAMSUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY CAPACITIESUNIVERSITY RESEARCHUNIVERSITY STAFFURBANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/12614